ENVE SES Race Day tires

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I havent ridden these tires myself but a couple of my riding mates have been trying them out and it has been a nonstop string of flats and punctures. I believe they will both be back on gp5k by the time we ride together next. Given the excessive price, it hardly seems worth the trouble.

[Tpduke112]

Race day 27s mounted on 7.8s. I'll try them this Wednesday at our local crit and give my thoughts. I plan to use them in races exclusively so I'm not as concerned about puncture resistance but obviously flats are bad no matter when you get them.

[Tpduke112]

Out.

Mounted yesterday, 25 mile test run today on city streets but tried to be pretty careful because I was just making sure the tires seated and held air, and how the tires felt on the edges. Got home to sealant all over the back of my seatpost and this, rubbed the top layer away and a hole. No problem, sealant doing what it's supposed to but that ain't going to work in the long run if that's how it looks after a 25 mile easy ride. (Yes I know, at least I think it is mounted backwards...didn't see any instruction on it until I got home).

Back to Speedcore PZeros I go when these give out.

[spdntrxi]

that looks like dumb luck, not alot of tires will hold up to that.

[Tpduke112]

Maybe. Call it bad luck or bad timing. Still out.

[Tpduke112]

Raced them tonight. Not as out. They rolled v fast.

[6fu]

So they are true to their name. Race day tires and nothing more

Comtura prima should be a better everyday tire.

[TobinHatesYou]

So they are true to their name. Race day tires and nothing more

Comtura prima should be a better everyday tire.

I have 1600mi on mine and aside from the 5mm slice from running over a pile of glass and one pinhole puncture that is almost invisible, they look in great shape. That 5mm slice just started causing problems. The Clever Standard Bacon Anchor I was using started to back out and I tried replacing it with a DynaPlug MegaPlug that performed about the same or worse. I swapped in a new rear tire and will probably put a Lezyne Pro Plug on the used one in order to see how much total mileage I can get on the tread.

[bobones]

... Lezyne Pro Plug ...

I've not heard of these before, but I will now buy some immediately

These look a step up from the Velox and Hutchinson tubeless patches I normally use.

[TobinHatesYou]

One pinhole puncture on the new rear today (sealed after a few seconds.) Another on the front that required a plug.

That's four punctures total in 1700mi, three of which needed plugs. At this point I would say they are definitely more puncture prone than GP5K TT TRs.

I'm glad I started carrying a Cycplus AS2 Pro this week. It's come in quite handy!

[Tpduke112]

Pinhole puncture today that (barely) wouldn't seal on training roads that I've ridden for the last 2 years on PZeros and GP5Ks with no flats. Had to go home and get another bike. I have only ridden them 4 times on training rides in the last few weeks. Im out again - will not be buying another set...

[TobinHatesYou]

Instant front flat -> skating precariously on my front rim for at least 50 meters before being able to stop. My first instant flat from a tiny piece of glass ever. I’m putting the P Zero Race RS on, and when I use up my remaining Race Days I’ll only be using them with Air Liners.

[Aryeh]

Instant front flat -> skating precariously on my front rim for at least 50 meters before being able to stop. My first instant flat from a tiny piece of glass ever. I’m putting the P Zero Race RS on, and when I use up my remaining Race Days I’ll only be using them with Air Liners.

I had that happen with both my tires at the same time in the middle of a descent. I went back to the TT TRs
Not a single flat yet over nearly 2000mi.

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[spdntrxi]

so doing ok.. just that initial rock hit on the front ( I run a liner in the front ) ~1000 miles

[Tpduke112]

Puncture that sealed this morning with about 30 PSI. Bike covered in sealant. Wouldn't hold 65 PSI, topped off sealant and letting that settle before filling.

Just posting anecdotal happenings with these tires (since every ride seems to be an occurrence).